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Show TOLD BY LAWYER-STATESMEN Two Good Stories on Southern Justices Jus-tices of the Peace. Democrats In tho houso cloakroom wero Indulging In reminiscences yesterday yes-terday about Justices of the peaco bo-fore bo-fore whom they had practlcod. Mr. W. W. Kltchln of North Carolina recallod a hotly contested caso before ono of thoso local Jurists, where tho lawyers on opposing sides wero young men who had often been before the same Justice. "One of them," said Mr. Kltchln, "had far and away the best of tho case and the other one was at his wits' end what to do, when the Judge helped him out. 'Hank,' said the Judge, ' I shall give tho verdict to the opposing side.' "'Why?' exclaimed tho young lawyer law-yer In surprise. "'Becauso 1 have been giving you tho verdict In the lact two cases and I don't want you to win oil of the time.' " A At this Representative Bartlctt chimed in with thn story of four young lawyers down Macon way, mixed up In litigation before a local Juatlco of tho peace. Thoy wero Informed In-formed by tho Judgo that only five hours would be allowed for the trial of tho case, arguments and all. "Thoy conferred together," added Mr. Bartlett, "and decided that they would offer no testimony whatever, but consume tho allotted time in argument, argu-ment, to which the Judge consented, as all of them wanted a chance to speak In what was their first case. "Now, tho funny part about the story," concluded Mr. Bartlett, "Is that tho Judgo decided the caso on their arguments. It was appealed to tho highest court of the state of Georgia and the Judge's decision wns everywhere every-where uphold." Washington Post |